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Category: Fiction

Where cats have no tails - bp coyle

Where Cats Have No Tails (bp coyle)

March 24, 2018 coylewriter 1 Comment

I found out about love the day after my wedding. It was 1978.  We were in Douglas, capital of The…

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Posted in: Fiction, Relationships

The Society (Story by R.C. Peris)

March 23, 2018 periswriter

Malcolm North, a fifty-five-year-old anthropologist, believed all humans would choose to live in a fair and equal society. He knew…

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Posted in: Fiction

Dangerous Children (Story by R.C. Peris)

March 21, 2018 periswriter

Takasatsu emerged from the warren of caves on Iwo Jima. He was afraid and looking for food and provisions. Anything…

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Posted in: Fiction, History

Helena and the Beast (Story by R.C. Peris)

March 19, 2018 periswriter 1 Comment

The Beast appeared during the time of the kings. King Monos, the third in a line of mighty warriors, ruled…

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Posted in: Fable, Fiction
Emergency Room - bp coyle

Emergency Room (bp coyle)

March 18, 2018 coylewriter

The taxi dropped them there at two o’clock on a Saturday morning. The worst time to go, when it is…

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Posted in: Fiction, Humour

The Runner (Story by R.C. Peris)

March 17, 2018 periswriter

Max Steinberg knew his wife hated him. He watched as she poured gravy over her beef. She then cut into…

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Posted in: Fiction
Cold Call - bp coyle

Cold Call (bp coyle)

March 16, 2018 coylewriter

‘Hello?’ ‘Hey there, am I speaking to Jack Kerrigan?’ ‘Ye…yes… Who is this? Do I know you?’ ‘No sir, Haven’t…

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Posted in: Crime, Fiction

Voices From the Deep (Story by R.C. Peris)

March 15, 2018 periswriter 2 Comments

In 1939 Betty Boop was still the rage and Molly Sloan was a devoted fan. Molly looked very much like…

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Posted in: Fiction

Flight 606 (Story by R.C. Peris)

March 12, 2018 periswriter 1 Comment

There were 81 passengers in total on the British Airways flight. Most were crammed into coach. There were three business…

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Posted in: Fiction, Horror
Reunions That Are Never Going To Happen

Reunions That Are Never Going To Happen (bp coyle)

March 11, 2018 coylewriter

ABBA. The Smiths. Pink Floyd. Oasis. Me and my ex-husband. You might find this hard to believe, but that last…

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Posted in: Fiction, Humour

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